Police Officer Won’t Be Charged in Shooting of Amir Locke During No-Knock Raid https://www.wsj.com/articles/police-officer-wont-be-charged-in-shooting-of-amir-locke-during-no-knock-raid-11649262264
The Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot Amir Locke, a 22 year-old Black man, while executing a no-knock warrant in February won’t face criminal charges, prosecutors said.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and Hennepin County Attorney Michael Freeman said in a joint statement Wednesday there was insufficient admissible evidence to file charges against Officer Mark Hanneman. They said they couldn’t prove beyond a reasonable doubt the shooting violated Minnesota’s use of deadly force statute.
“As a prosecutor, you have an ethical responsibility to not bring charges when the law and evidence show that you can’t prevail,” Mr. Ellison said during a press conference Wednesday. “It is our conclusion that we cannot prove this case beyond a reasonable doubt that the officer’s actions were unreasonable.”
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